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O. L. DAVIS.

TICKET CASE OR HOLDER.

Patented May 31, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE L. DAVIS, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

TICKET CASE OR HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,005, dated May 31,1892. Application filed December24, 1890. Serial No. 375,665. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLARENCE L. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at the eityand county of New York, in the State of New York,have invented certain new and usef ul Improvements in Ticket Cases orHolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, whereinsimilar numerals of reference designate like or equivalent partswherever found throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1represents a central vertical lon-' gitudinal sectional view of myimproved ticket-case with tickets in position; Fig. 2, a perspectiveview of the same with the cover raised for the insertion of the tickets;and Fig. 3, a central vertical longitudinal sectional view of a modifiedform of theconstruction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, Figs. 1 and 3 being uponan enlarged scale. p

The object of my invention is to provide a safe and handy case forreceiving, holding, and conveying railroad, car, and other tickets whichare issued joined to one another in the form of a long band, or, as iscommonly termed, on a string, of such construction as to per mit of onlyone ticket being removed therefrom at a time, they being placed thereinjoined together, and not, as in the forms now known and used, separatedone from another.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a box or casing made of any desiredmaterial, preferably metal, of slightly-larger size than the ticketsdesigned to be carried therein. This box 1 is provided with a falsecover, shelf, or table 2, (preferably formed integral with or firmlyattached to the side walls thereof,) which extends over and covers,preferably, about twothirds of the length of said box 1. At the innerend of this shelf or table 2 is a roller 3, revolubly mounted upon a pinor journal 4., secured at each end to the side walls of the box 1, orthe roller itself may revolve in journal-boxes cut in or attached tosuch walls.

5 is a cover provided with a central slot 6 and an end slot 7,preferably attached to the box 1 by means of a hinge 8. This cover 5 isalso preferably provided with a tang or extension 9, having a depressionor hole 10, adapted to slip over a projection or pin 11 in the end ofthe box 1 when the cover is down, and thus hold the same firmly inplace.

In the modified form of construction shown in Fig. 3 the box 1 is madeconsiderably longer than the tickets and is provided with a partition12, the roller 3, revolubly mounted upon the pin 4', being placed beyondthis partition 12, and the box 1 is provided with a sliding instead of ahinged cover, as shown.

The operation of my improved ticket case or holder is as follows: Thedesired number of tickets, joined one to another in the form of a longand narrow band, are folded back and forth one upon another in alternatefolds, as shown, and the cover 5 being raised, all but the first ticketare passed under the roller 3 and false cover, table, or shelf 2, andwillthen be in the position shown at 13 in Figs. 1 and 3. The ticket notpassed under the shelf or table 2 is then folded down upon the topthereof and the cover closed. Then by simply pressing downward andforward with the thumb or finger upon said ticket through the slot 6 inthe cover 5 the same will be forced through the slot 7, as shown at 14:in Figs. 1 and 3, and at the same time it draws the second ticket intoposition upon the table or shelf 2 under the slot 6, and this operationbeing repeated it will be seen that each ticket as it is forced out fromthe box draws the succeeding one out from under the table or shelf 2over the roller 3 and onto said table 2, from which it may also in turnbe removed in the manner mentioned.

It will be seen that the table or shelf 2 and the roller 3, or either ofthem, serve simply as a bearing or bearings, over which the tickets arefed from the case in the operation of the device, as described.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 3 the operation is preciselythe same as above described, except that the bundle of tickets 13 mustbe placed behind the partition 12 and the first ticket passed over thetop of said partition before it is passed under and over the roller 3onto the table or shelf 2. In this form of construction I prefer to havethe box 1 open at the end next the roller for convenience in threadingthe first ticket under said roller, the opening thus formed beingpreferably too closed when the cover is on by a downwardlyprojecting end15 upon said cover, as shown in Fig. 3. In either form,however,l may usea hinged, sliding, or any other form of cover desired, or I may makesaid box 1 in the form of a drawer to slide within another box or coverprovided with the slots 6 and 7, or the front end of the cover 5 in anyform may be omitted, thus doing away with the slot 7, and

10 the cover maybe attached to the box by side hinges or in anyconvenient manner.

It is evident that many changes and modifications other than thoseherein shown or described may be made without departing from the scopeof my invention, and I do not limit myself to the exact forms ofconstruction shown, and it is also evident that myinvention may be putto many other uses than those herein mentioned.

Having now fully described my invention, its construction and operation,I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, the following, Viz

1. A ticket holder or case having a cover provided with a slot, a rollerrevolubly mounted beneath the cover, over which the tickets are passed,and a slot or opening through which the tickets are discharged from thecase, substantially as shown and described.

2. A ticket holder or case adapted to carry a string of folded tickets,consisting of a box or casing having a cover provided with a slot, anopening through which the tickets are discharged, and a bearing orsupport revolubly 3 5 mounted beneath the slotted cover, beneath whichthe folded tickets are placed and over which they are fed from the case,substantially as shown and described.

3. A ticket holder or case adapted to carry a string of folded tickets,consisting of a box or casing provided with a slot, an opening throughwhich the tickets are discharged, and a bearing or support revolublymounted beneath the slotted cover, under which the folded tickets areplaced and over which they are fed singly by pressure exerted upon themthrough the slot, substantially as shown and described.

4. A ticket holder or case having a shelf or plate, as 2, a roller, as3,1'evo1ubly mounted therein, and means for feeding the tickets over theshelf and roller from the case, substantially as shown and described.

5. A ticket holder or case having a table or shelf partly covering thesame, a roller revolubly mounted at or near one end of the table orshelf, and a cover provided with a slot, as 6, substantially as shownand described.

6. A ticket holder or case provided with a shelf or plate partlycovering the same,a partition, as 12, a roller, as 3, revolubly mountedin the case, a cover, and means for feeding the tickets from the case,substantially as shown and described.

Signed at the city and county of New York, in the State of New York,this 16th day of December, A. D. 1890.

CLARENCE L. DAVIS. Witnesses:

STEPHEN D. FIELD, A. M. PIERCE.

